UNBIASED Politics (2/24/25): 'List 5 Things' Email to Federal Employees, TPS Status Shortened for Haitians, AP News Sues Trump, New ICE Memo Targets Unaccompanied Children, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Senate Passes Version of Budget Resolution (0:10)

2. Trump Administration Shortens Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Migrants (3:00)

3. Republican Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Block Bank Overdraft Fee Rule from Taking Effect (6:44)

4. Roughly 6,000 IRS Employees Terminated Amid Federal Layoffs (9:53)

5. Trump Weighs Merging USPS with Commerce Dept. (11:50)

6. DOJ Investigates UnitedHealthCare for Fraud (15:00)

7. Office of Personnel Management Sends 'List 5 Things' Email to Federal Employees (17:14)

8. The Associated Press Sues Trump Administration Over Access to Oval Office (22:30)

9. New ICE Memo Asks ICE Agents to Find Unaccompanied Children Migrants (25:30)

10. Trump Picks Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of FBI; Who Is He? (30:20)

11. Quick Hitters: NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Numbers Are In, Apple Announces Record US Spend Commitment, Tent Shelters Won't Be Used at Guantanamo, National Parks Revise Operations Amid Layoffs, Judge Rules Immigration Enforcement Cannot Take Place at Certain Places of Worship (31:49)

12. Critical Thinking Segment (34:56)

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Senate Passes Version of Budget Resolution

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-democrats-use-budget-vote-to-make-republicans-squirm-8937a656

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/20/senate-budget-party-line-package-00205299

https://apnews.com/article/senate-budget-democrats-doge-ukraine-2d107f2e28c02b35cc74f876a4d946e0

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-passes-republican-border-security-bill-without-trump-tax-cuts-2025-02-21

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5156767-senate-passes-budget-resolution-vote-a-rama-trump-agenda/

https://budget.house.gov/press-release/what-they-are-saying-president-trump-endorses-house-budget-resolution

https://democrats-budget.house.gov/resources/fact-sheet/budget-reconciliation-explainer

Trump Administration Shortens Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Migrants

https://san.com/cc/trump-administration-to-terminate-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians/

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5156280-dhs-revokes-haitian-temporary-protected-status/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy839m7xd1zo

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/20/secretary-noem-rescinds-extension-haitis-temporary-protected-status

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/update-on-tps-for-haiti

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/trump-administration-throws-out-protections-from-deportation-for-roughly-half-a-million-haitians/

Republican Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Block Bank Overdraft Fee Rule from Taking Effect

https://san.com/cc/republican-bill-could-lead-to-higher-overdraft-fees/

https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/ar-rep-french-hill-republican-lawmakers-look-to-overturn-cap-on-overdraft-fees/

https://prospect.org/economy/2025-02-17-banks-approve-of-republicans-increasing-bank-fees/

Roughly 6,000 IRS Employees Terminated Amid Federal Layoffs

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/over-3500-irs-employees-expected-terminated-by-end-of-week/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75762x20kro

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-expected-fire-6700-employees-thursday-trump-downsizing-spree-2025-02-20/

Trump Weighs Merging USPS with Commerce Dept.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-postal-service-usps-what-to-know-672db6c590837411ca3ba36966e374e1

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-is-planning-to-take-control-of-the-postal-service-officials-say-e9188e7c?mod=hp_lead_pos11

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/business/trump-postal-service-privatization/index.html

https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Postal%20Service,%2C%20approved%20August%2012%2C%201970.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-discusses-usps-plans-after-howard-lutnick-sworn-in-as-commerce-secretary

https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/2006Gov_Privatization_Rprt.pdf

DOJ Investigates UnitedHealthCare for Fraud

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/unitedhealth-medicare-doj-diagnosis-investigation-66b9f1db#comments_sector 

https://san.com/cc/doj-investigating-unitedhealth-over-medicare-advantage-billing-report/ 

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealth-medicare-investigation-report-07c4b1f14c1dd0a472a6a513d451d152  

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/21/unitedhealth-faces-doj-investigation-buyouts-stock-price-drop.html 

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-s-launches-antitrust-investigation-of-healthcare-giant-unitedhealth-ff5a00d2  

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4088847-unitedhealth-execs-sold-102m-stock-before-doj-probe  

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-s-launches-antitrust-investigation-of-healthcare-giant-unitedhealth-ff5a00d2 

https://www.uhc.com/about-us 

https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/people-and-businesses/businesses/optum.html 

https://www.gibsonlawpartners.com/blog/2023/12/what-is-the-difference-between-criminal-fraud-and-civil-fraud/ 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/doj-launches-probe-unitedhealths-medicare-billing-practices 

https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10043.pdf 

https://www.uhc.com/medicare/shop/medicare-advantage-plans.html 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/doj-investigates-medicare-billing-practices-unitedhealth-wsj-reports-2025-02-21/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-block-unitedhealth-groups-acquisition-home-health-and-hospice 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/change-healthcare-network-hit-by-cybersecurity-attack-2024-02-22/ 

https://therecord.media/hhs-investigating-unitedhealth-after-ransomware-attack 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2024/jan/medicare-advantage-policy-primer

https://www.medicare.gov/publications/12026-understanding-medicare-advantage-plans.pdf

Office of Personnel Management Sends 'List 5 Things' Email to Federal Employees

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/elon-musk-federal-workers-email-firing/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-federal-employees-fill-out-productivity-reports-resign

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-says-bar-very-low-after-ordering-federal-employees-fill-out-productivity-reports-resign

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1893386883444437415

https://news.clearancejobs.com/2025/02/23/opms-5-things-email-explained-request-for-employee-accomplishments-create-frustration

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114047677181856301

https://x.com/KFaulders/status/1893473744913305653

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-23/key-agencies-refuse-musk-demand-16932493

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-doge-federal-employees-document-work-resign

https://www.justsecurity.org/108229/what-just-happened-musk-email-federal-employees/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-white-house-employees?id=118887140&entryId=119062509&cid=social_twitter_abcn

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/agencies-seek-guidance-latest-musk-opm-email-urging/story?id=1190907

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/elon-musk-says-federal-workers-must-justify-work-resign-rcna193340

https://open.defense.gov/Regulatory-Program/Process/OSDFederalRegisterProcess/

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-24-25/index.html

https://www.govinfo.gov/help/fr#about

https://www.govinfo.gov/help/fr

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-02-24/federal-workers-sue-over-elon-musks-threat-to-fire-them-if-they-dont-explain-their-accomplishments

The Associated Press Sues Trump Administration Over Access to Oval Office

https://whca.press/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WHCA-Amicus-Brief-AP-Case.pdf

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25542455/whresponse.pdf

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/trump-white-house-associated-press-lawsuit-00205723

https://apnews.com/article/ap-lawsuit-trump-administration-officials-0352075501b779b8b187667f3427e0e8

https://san.com/cc/fox-news-newsmax-among-40-outlets-asking-trump-to-reinstate-ap-access/

New ICE Memo Asks ICE Agents to Find Unaccompanied Children Migrants

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-directs-ice-agents-find-deport-unaccompanied-migrant-2025-02-23/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-directing-ice-track-unaccompanied-minors-source/story?id=119107322

https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Mga/2024/oig-24-46-aug24.pdf

https://acf.gov/orr/programs/ucs/about

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0jlre7mymo

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-directs-ice-agents-find-deport-unaccompanied-migrant-2025-02-23/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-directing-ice-track-unaccompanied-minors-source/story?id=119107322&cid=social_twitter_abcn

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/us/trump-administration-effort-deport-unaccompanied-minors/index.html

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/6/279

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/legal-organizations-told-stop-federally-funded-work-unaccompanied-migr-rcna192828

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-administration-legal-aid-unaccompanied-migrant-children-rcna193230

https://abc7ny.com/post/trump-administration-cuts-off-access-legal-services-unaccompanied-migrant-children/15931702/

https://acaciajustice.org/what-we-do/unaccompanied-children-program/

https://acaciajustice.org/acacia-center-for-justice-urges-immediate-restoration-of-unaccompanied-children-program/

Trump Picks Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of FBI; Who Is He?

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-ex-secret-service-agent-and-conservative-media-personality-dan-bongino-picked-as-fbi-deputy-director/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/dan-bongino-fbi-deputy-director-pick/index.html

https://www.justice.gov/archive/jmd/mps/2012/manual/orgcharts/fbi.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-dan-bongino-deputy-director-fbi

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114056317037035302

Quick Hitters

https://abc7ny.com/post/nyc-congestion-pricing-figures-show-new-tolling-program-raked-48-million-first-month/15950691/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%20(WABC)%20%2D%2D%20Congestion,it%20is%20supposed%20to%20fund.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-24-25?t=1740422360588

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/immigration-enforcement-places-of-worship-00205760